Musical bikes like musical chairs in Sparta

Nov 212010

Mark and his sister Lisa are quite the artistic pair in their pumpkin carving skills. Who else could carve Ducati brand and curves ahead pumpkin like these?

Chateau Atwood is proudly sporting the Ducati brand.

Robby checks out the new potential track bike.

Jeff and Mark look over the bikes.

The garages are full of red and black bikes.

It’s another battery challenged day for the SV.

Perry and Fran join the garage party.

Only Kevin’s Triumph can glisten in the sun like this.

Because the SV is dead as a doornail (again), Jason borrows the Triumph Tiger.

The Tiger is only a temporary ride while the SV charges. It looks like Mark needs to pay another visit to DKF Enterprises to change this rolling booby trap.

After a game of musical bikes, we are finally able to get everyone to Grandmama’s kitchen.

This isn’t Hooters but the girl is sporting a Hooters shirt.

Jeff says he has an ice cream habit and eats his dessert before his meal.

This restaurant is quite cozy with a pie and dessert cabinet.

Fran and Perry

Mark and Kevin

Although the sky looks clear, it is actually covered with thousands of bugs that look like orange lady bugs.

Gas is an essential part of all motorcycle trips.

Jeff is the new fella in the bunch.

Mark and the penguin make cameo appearances.

This is our riding crew: Jeff, me, Jason, Kevin, Perry, Mark, and Robby

After a day of riding we regroup at the compound.

Everybody quickly strips off the gear into regular more comfortable clothes.

Mark doesn’t finish changing out of his leathers before he runs to make the Flip Juice. What a host!

Perry uses some make shift chopsticks to hold his Sparta caterpillar and Fran finds a four leaf clover.

Ironically the day passes without incident until the very end. Jeff almost learns the perils of Sparta gravel the hard way but fortunately, he saves the bike with some fancy footwork. Here Jason helps Jeff get the bike back up the hill for parking.